How Many People Are Named Chanelle?
An estimated 5,000 people in the United States have the first name Chanelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Chanelle peaked in popularity in 1991 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chanelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,000
About 1 in 68,551 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1991
224 births
Total Registered
5,202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanelle
Chanelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,202 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chanelle as a female name
Ranked #5,314 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (224 births)
Chanelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanelle span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,490 babies were registered. Chanelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chanelle by Decade
How has Chanelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chanelle by State
Birth registrations for Chanelle span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Indiana, New Mexico. On average, about 111 Chanelles were registered per state.
Chanelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chanelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanelle?
We estimate approximately 5,000 people named Chanelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 68,551 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanelle a common name?
Chanelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanelle most popular?
Chanelle reached peak popularity in 1991, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanelle is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanelle a female name?
Chanelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanelle Smith, Chanelle Johnson, Chanelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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